Shloka 37
सा वै तदा मृत्युसंज्ञापदेशा भीता शापाद् बाढमित्यब्रवीत् तम् । अथो प्राणान् प्राणिनामन्तकाले कामक्रोधौ प्राप्य निर्मोह्म हन्ति,तब वह मृत्यु नामवाली नारी शापसे डरकर ब्रह्माजीसे बोली--“बहुत अच्छा, आपकी आज्ञा स्वीकार है।” वही मृत्यु प्राणियोंका अन्तकाल आनेपर काम और क्रोधको प्रेरित करके उनके द्वारा उन्हें मोहमें डालकर मार डालती है
sā vai tadā mṛtyu-saṃjñā-padeśā bhītā śāpād bāḍham ity abravīt tam | atho prāṇān prāṇinām anta-kāle kāma-krodhau prāpya nirmoham hanti ||
そのとき彼女——「死」と名づけられ任じられた者——は呪いを恐れて彼に言った。「然り。御命令を受け入れます。」それより後、生きものの終の時が来ると、死は欲と怒りをかき立てつつ近づき、その二つによって衆生を打ち倒し、迷妄に投げ込み、そして命を断つ。
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links the moment of death with inner forces—desire (kāma) and anger (krodha)—showing how ethical and psychological disturbances can cloud discernment (moha). It implies that self-mastery over these impulses is central to dharma and to meeting life’s end with clarity rather than delusion.
Death, personified as a woman appointed to the role, accepts the command given to her (in the surrounding story, by Brahmā) and, at the destined end-time of beings, brings about their death by activating desire and anger, which then overwhelm them with delusion.